Finn Thomsen

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Finn Thomsen
Finn Thomsen VWGP.jpg
Born (1955-02-16) 16 February 1955 (age 68)
Arhus, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1973-1974 Piraterne Århus
Great Britain
1974-1977 Wolverhampton Wolves
1978-1983 Hackney Hawks
1984 Poole Pirates
1986 Swindon Robins
Individual honours
1973 Danish Under-21 Champion
1976, 1977Danish Final
1980 London Riders' Champion
1977Manpower Trophy
1983Vic Harding Memorial Trophy
Team honours
1978, 1981, 1983 World Team Cup Winner
Competition record
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Speedway World Team Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979
Speedway World Pairs Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978
Intercontinental Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979

Finn Thomsen (born 16 February 1955 in Arhus, Denmark) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. [1]

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Career

Thomsen was a Speedway World Team Cup winner with the Denmark national speedway team in 1978, 1981 and 1983.

Thomsen first rode in the United Kingdom with the Wolverhampton Wolves during the 1974 British League season [2] where he spent four years steadily improving his average. [3]

In 1978, he was signed by Len Silver for the Hackney Hawks in a swap deal with Dave Morton, later becoming team captain in 1980. When Hackney closed at the end of the 1983 season, he moved to Poole Pirates for the 1984 season and rode for Swindon Robins in 1986. [3]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

World Team Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. ISBN   0-7524-2737-7
  3. 1 2 "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2402-5
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